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'File [XI A/14] Political - Muscat Diaries' [43r] (85/170)
The record is made up of 1 file (83 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1934-31 Dec 1935. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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KOYAL NAVY.
19. H.M.S.Fowey arrived on the 1st and left on the
3rd February. Customary calls were exchanged with the
State•
H.M.3. M Shoreham rt arrived on the 5th February
and left on the same day.
ROYAL AIK FQKCa.
20. One Rangoon arrived on the 13th instant and
left on the following day.
MISCLLLARLQUS.
21. The installation of electric power in the
buildings of the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Muscat, which was
started on the 6th of November 1934, was sufficiently
completed by the 6th February to afford current on the
8th February 1935. The power house building remains to
be completed and certain minor re-adjustments have yet
to be made.
22. The average rate of dollars was fc 108 per 100 j£
METEOROLOGICAL.
23. The maximum and minimum temperatures registered
at B&it-al-Falaj during the fortnight under review were*-
Week ending 7th February maximum on 4th 88.1
w mum minimum on 6th 62.0
rt w 15th w maximum on 15th 75.7
M M * n minimum on 15th 54.3
Rainfall during the 1st half of February has
been (2.1 M > unprecedented and the total rainfall to date
(7.93") has been phenominal. Even the barren rocks of
Muscat harbour are now verdant with green and grazing
every where is abundant. A severe gale occured on the
4th instant and carried away a portion of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
roof and uprooted some of the few trees existing in
Muscat proper.
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
<k H.B.M's
Usual distribution.
Major,
Muscat.
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This file contains the daily political diaries of the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Muscat. It includes information categorised under the condition of the country, arrivals and departures of naval and commercial ships, movement of British representatives, missionary enterprises, military and civilian aviation and other subheadings. Unlike previous files in the same series, this file's diary entries include some new subheadings such as 'Local Interests' and 'British Interests'.
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- 1 file (83 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 85; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- IOR/R/15/6/356
- Title
- 'File [XI A/14] Political - Muscat Diaries'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:84v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence